The Royal Navy has carried out its first firing of the Sea Ceptor air defense missile system. The firings took place Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll.
Trump picks former E-2 pilot to lead NASA
U.S. President Donald Trump has picked Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma – a former U.S. Navy E-2 pilot – to be the next Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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Four THAAD launchers will soon arrive in South Korea
South Korea says four additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile launchers will be arriving in the country after the environment ministry cleared an environmental impact survey at the THAAD site in Seongju.
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South Korea fires ballistic missiles, SLAM-ER after North’s nuclear test
The South Korean military carried a live-firing exercise involving AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER cruise missile and Hyunmoo-2A ballistic missiles.
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Soviet aircraft carrier designer now working for China
A Ukrainian shipbuilder who had worked on Soviet aircraft carrier programs, Valery Vasilevich Babich, has apparently been recruited by China to work for a Qingdao ship design company.
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